Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-21
DAKOTA NEWSPAPERS.
Opinions Upon Current Topics Ed.
toriaily Expressed by Terri
toriaI Soribes.

Rapid City journal: A Custer gentle
man who has resided 10 the Hills coun.
try iong enough to note the growth o
nll it's towns in conversation recently ex
pressed himself Is follows: lone o
the great secrets of Rapid City's success
is that her people have always worked
together to secure Whatever has beer
worth securing" Gould q greater com.
pliment be paid this community? Hac
the people here been divided into war
ring, Earring factions in times past OF
questions of public progress and i'm
proyment Rapid City would not to day
be so fer in advance of all her Black Hill
competitors. When the Improvements
of the past few years are noted, and tn.
united action of her people, receives due
credit for what it has accomplished, a
lesson for the future should be learned
Big Stone City Herald: The late
to have been anything but a credit to the
territory and to the militia themselves
The object of the gathering, il really
demanded by necessity; which we Dc
concede, would be all right; but when II
ID demanded by necessity, the occasion
will also inspire better military and
moral behavior. The conduct of the
Whole force seems to have been repre-.
henslble, from commander in chief
down. It is really too bad that a hall
thousand young men, q large majority
of whom, Judging from the respectable
homes from which they come, we are
confident, are not accustomed to ribaidr,
and wassail and would be ashamed OF i
at home, should be placed under th,
control end example OF a dozen "olG
oums and whisky soaks." An encamp
ment is too expensive q luxury for til,
sole purpose of demoralizing the you'll
of the. land. Better far, to dispense
with the whole drunken ontfit and leave
the money in the tax payers POCKETS
than UNFOLD such tinsei and debanchery,
Jerauld County Messenger: The
Messenger has not been very enthusias.
tic on the division question, but for al
that it begins to incline considerably il
that direction. The present limits q
Dakota are 80 very expansive that two
sets OF public institutions are demanded
North Dakota is different in many re
spects from south Dakota. So large
territory ss this should have more thar
two representatives in the senate. Toe
large q state is clumsy and expensive
Dakota is big enough for two large
states, and tine Messenger believes
that each state wonld be more satisfae
toriiy managed in separate states tina,
it wonld be together. The Messenger j.
for division and statehood.
Ashton Leader: There never was i
time ~ the history of Dakota whes
farmers were turning their attention Il
stock as a. present. There is .feee
enough in Dakota to winter half OF th,
low priced cattle in the drouthstricker
regions of the west, and thousands O.
these cattle are being shipped in by oul
enterprlsing farmers and stookmen, al
good work of stock raising proceed.
Aberdeen Republican (democraticl
President Cleveland has written t.
Mayor Men;zer of Mitchell, that 1t vii
be impossible for him to visit Dakott
during the territorial fair. We regret
that the president cannot visit Dakota
for we believe that if he should NEE
| with the men who have made Dakot,
the grandest territory that ever existed
in the great northwest he would have
different opinion of them. Dakota TO-
day ID furnishing bread and meat TO
millions of the cltizsns OF the east, ant
her mines are among the richest in til,
world. Her citizens have made her th
wonder of the world for rapid develop
ment, and still President Oleyelan,
thinks her people are not capabl
of self government. The few Da-
kotans he has honored with oficia
positions are q credit to his appointment
and to the people they represent, an
notably none are more SO than thos
who were chosen by the democrats to b
their acknowledgements in the nationa
election. Judge Trip fills his position
to the satisfaction of all; Secretary Nc
| Cormaek makes the best secretary th,
territory has ever had. M. 81. Da,
should have been our governor, an,
John X. Wilson our treasurer, and to
day the government OF our territory ii
sill Of Its departments would be mos
satisfactory to all our people. Now, th
.lcontrary is true. Our insane are a,
lowed to languish in dirty jails, our az
preparations made by the representative
OF. the people are withheld, dissstisfac
ton reiRns IN the democratic party an,
disgust among the republicans.
Dakota Rnralist: There is one thin
which the Ruralist wants to keep promi
nently before the farmers and land own
ers end that is the planting OF tree
Plant forest trees; plant fruit trees, an
see that they are taken care of afte
they are planted. Nothing increase
the beauty and value of q farm as tree
The writer recalls D farm In Hughe
county which has a row OF poplar end be
elder trees around the entire quartz
! n ~ a kruo ~ Skron Era - -. A. I'D
of the farm. This farm il land mai
for miles around. and yet it has been
cultivation less than five years. The
trees act as wind breaks; they mai
shade for your stock; they beantify yo'
farm and make it home like; they q,
immensely to its selling value shou'
You eyer wish to sell; they will furnil
you your fuel IN q few years, thus beir
q valne from every standpoint. Plal
trees.
Rsdfeld J~ournal:,G Governor Louis /
:, Church is FLOODING" the territory wi
pamphlet editions of the report OF Il
. special examiner on the asylum sffai
The people OF Dakota are interested b
: slightly 10 the one-sided investigate
: of a public institution by q prejudic
officer for political purpose. They q
lequally as DISTINGUISHED ii, the "inding
of the governor unless these s'fnding
!, are followed by vigorous prosecuti,
| OF the parties alleged to have be,
guilty Of gross negligence and dereli
. tion OF duty. When the governor eauG
. !. the arrest of the asylum trustees Oh
!. !. makefJ at least anhattempt to puni
!. them judicaily for the alleged Violate
OF their official obligations, the peor
!, may begin to realize that there is som
= thing more than mere buncombe in I
:, matter. They may then begin to reali
that the governor is not withholdii
the $50 600 Rppronriated for huildi